the three-strikes laws. For symbolic interactionism‚what does these laws represent to the public? How does your answer differ depending on what part of “the public” you are referring to? For functionalism‚ who benefits from these laws? What are some of their functions? Their dysfunctions? For the conflict perspective‚ what groups are in conflict? Who has the power to enforce their will on others? Symbolic interactionist‚ functionalist‚ and conflict perspectives as applied to the three-
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you think that is okay for a political leader to bend or break the law for the good of the country? No it may not be right to harm someone or allow something bad or harmful to happen just because you are following the law. If you break the law with any type of good intentions of not hurting anything or anybody‚ it should be okay. Breaking this law Julius was helping the huge population of their people. At the same time breaking a law isn’t okay! If you expect someone to follow the rules‚ everybody
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Immigration laws these days need to be reconsidered; the problems that migrants bring are massive and need to be fixed. Immigration has royally screwed America in many ways. America has many illegal aliens entering the country every day and it is getting ridiculous and needs to be fixed immediately. The immigration laws need to be changed in order to secure this country’s future‚ if they don’t take action now their children and even grandchildren will be facing the brunt of this massive problem
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The soda law introduced by Mayor Bloomberg to ban the sale of sodas larger than 16 fl. oz. at restaurants across the city will have zero to minimal economic impact on people who are currently buying them. The soda ban will have an extremely small net positive economic impact on businesses. And the rationale behind this is the fact that whoever drinks more soda will acquire more soda‚ regardless of how big or small the drink is. A 20 fl. oz. soda‚ when banned will be replaced by a 16 fl. oz. cup
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Resource efficiency Law reform has increased resource efficiency effectively though there are limitations that are placed on these reforms. The Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment Bill 2013 had enabled specific police officers the ability to issue out provisional apprehended domestic violence orders (ADVO) which had previously only been issued by the courts. Once a provisional ADVO is issued‚ it has to be listed within an appropriate court within 28 days‚ much quicker than previously
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I would not say that breaking the law is morally wrong because everyone has their perception of reality. Some individuals may think that breaking the law is morally wrong because of how they were raised while others may disagree. However‚ a particular situation may require breaking the law may be the only option to get the desired result that one may need to live a full life. In certain situation‚ peoples’ actions‚ can be justified if they provide the enough evidence as to why they did what they
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Laws such as the forfeiture laws allows law enforcement agencies to take valuable items with as little evidence and putt the weight on the suspect to prove their own innocence. Depending on the number of drug arrest the funding for drug force will increase‚ so the police intentionally target low level drug dealers versus violent offenders which then results in over drug arrests and invade poor African American neighborhoods with lack of evidence ( Distorted‚ 2015). The CIA was responsible for the
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problems. Progressives wanted to bring about reforms that would correct what they saw as problems and injustices. The Antitrust Laws were designed to prevent and punish anti-competitive practices. Progressives complained that the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was inadequate and ineffective in limiting the abuses of big businesses. The Progressives made states pass the antitrust laws to make cartels and monopolistic practices illegal and to regulate railroad rates. The Federal Reserve Act which placed commercial
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criminal charges against their client or give him a new preliminary hearing where Andrea Constand must take the stand. Bill’s lawyers are complaining that they did not get the proper process on May 24 from Judge Elizabeth McHugh. The judge ruled that the three felony second-degree
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Three strikes laws have been the subject of extensive debate over whether they are effective. Defendants sentenced to long prison terms under these laws have also sought to challenge these laws as unconstitutional. For instance‚ one defendant was found guilty of stealing $150 worth of video tapes from two California department stores. The defendant had prior convictions‚ and pursuant to California’s three-strike laws‚ the judge sentenced the defendant to 50 years in prison for the theft of the video
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